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frumentaceous

American  
[froo-muhn-tey-shuhs] / ˌfru mənˈteɪ ʃəs /

adjective

  1. of the nature of or resembling wheat or other grain.

frumentaceous British  
/ ˌfruːmɛnˈteɪʃəs /

adjective

  1. resembling or made of wheat or similar grain

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Etymology

Origin of frumentaceous

1660–70; < Late Latin frūmentāceus of corn or grain, equivalent to Latin frūment ( um ) grain + -āceus -aceous

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